cress

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A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic
{n} the name of a water-herb
Cress is a plant with small green leaves that are used in salads or to decorate food. See also mustard and cress
pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves
{i} type of plant
any of various plants of the family Cruciferae having edible pungent-tasting leaves
A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous
pungent leaves of any of numerous cruciferous herbs
The leaves have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and antiscorbutic
Watercress is sometimes referred to as cress. Any of several plants of the mustard family, of interest for their spicy young basal leaves, which are used in salads and as seasonings and garnishes. Watercress is perhaps the most popular of the edible cresses. Common garden cress, or peppergrass (Lepidium sativum) is widely grown, especially in its curl-leaved form, and used as a garnish. Others include weeds (e.g., Barbarea vulgaris), wild varieties (e.g., Cardamine pratensis), and ornamentals (e.g., Arabis species)
cress green
of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green
garden cress
a plant, Lepidium sativum, whose pungent leaves are used in salads
purple cress
(Botanik, Bitkibilim) Small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers
A cress
kers
A cress
kerse
belle isle cress
of southwestern Europe; cultivated in Florida
bitter cress
Any of several herbs of the genus Cardamine in the mustard family, having racemes of white, pink, or purplish flowers, usually divided leaves, and pods that dehisce explosively
chamois cress
small tufted perennial herb of mountains of central and southern Europe having very small flowers of usually leafless stems; sometimes placed in genus Lepidium
common garden cress
annual herb used as salad green and garnish
garden cress
cress cultivated for salads and garnishes
garden cress
An annual herb (Lepidium sativum) of the mustard family, having pungent leaves and usually grown as a salad plant
marsh cress
annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities
mustard and cress
Mustard and cress is very young mustard plants and cress plants grown together and eaten in salad
rock cress
any of several rock-loving cresses of the genus Arabis
spring cress
small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America
tower cress
European cress having stiff erect stems; sometimes placed in genus Turritis
water cress
The leaves are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic
water cress
A perennial cruciferous herb (Nasturtium officinale) growing usually in clear running or spring water
winter cress
cress cultivated for winter salads any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
winter cress
Any of various herbs of the genus Barbarea of the mustard family, having pinnately divided basal leaves and yellow flowers
cress

    Turkish pronunciation

    kres

    Pronunciation

    /ˈkres/ /ˈkrɛs/

    Etymology

    [ 'kres ] (noun.) before 12th century. Old English cressa, from West Germanic *krasjon-. Cognate with Dutch kers, German Kresse.
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